In which he asks if it is still possible to attend the festivities marking the Queen's 80th Birthday on 24th May

Wiki "Colonel Sir Charles Edward Howard Vincent KCMG CB DL (31 May 1849 - 7 April 1908), known as Howard Vincent or C. E. Howard Vincent, was a British soldier, barrister, police official and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1908."

This item was found in a very large collection of genuine autographs, letters and other ephemera purchased at an auction in Cardiff.